Contractor, Facility, & Personnel Licenses, and Fees

ContractorFee: $100.00/per license

Issued to companies/individuals who will perform asbestos abatement projects.

To obtain this license, a company representative must possess a valid DHEC supervisor license affiliated
with that company. The license is valid for one year from the date the license is processed,
providing that a valid supervisor license is maintained.

General Licensing Information

All contractors, facilities, supervisors, workers, air samplers, project designers, building inspectors,
and management planners involved in either the inspection, design, air monitoring, in-place management,
removal, cleanup, or other handling of regulated asbestos-containing materials must be licensed by DHEC
in a discipline specific to their activity.

All licenses are issued and restricted based on the training qualifications of the applicant.

All DHEC personnel and contractor licensing is non-transferable.

All DHEC licenses are valid for one year from the examination date on the training document, except for
Contractors, Group, and Facility O & M licenses which may be valid for one year from the issue date on
the license.

DHEC is not responsible for reminding individuals to renew their license.

In the event that an applicant wishes to transfer from one company to another, he/she should obtain a
"No Company Affiliation" license.

Issued to individuals who will implement air monitoring plans and analysis schemes during abatement.
This person is often assigned the duty of acting as the building owner's representative.

Submit documentation of valid, current DHEC training, and must have an approved

Asbestos Abatement Supervisor course or Project Monitor course and

NIOSH 582 - Airborne Asbestos Sampling & Evaluation or documentation that the applicant is a
Certified Industrial Hygienist. Every year a supervisor refresher course is required to
renew this license.

Consultant/Building InspectorFee: $100.00/per license

Issued to individuals who will examine a facility for the presence of asbestos-containing material
(ACM), to identify and assess the condition of the material, and to collect bulk samples.

Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Building Inspector course.

Consultant/Management PlannerFee: $100.00/per license

Issued to individuals who will interpret inspection reports, conduct hazard assessments of ACM,
determine appropriate response actions, develop a schedule for implementing response actions, and
prepare written management plans. Individuals possessing a valid management planner license are
also authorized to perform the duties of a building inspector.

Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Building Inspector course as well
as documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Management Planner course. The
Building Inspector course is a prerequisite for receiving training as a
management planner.

Consultant/Project DesignerFee: $100.00/per license

Issued to individuals who will plan all phases of an asbestos abatement project design from project
site preparation through complete disassembly of all abatement area barriers.

Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Project Designer course.

Supervisor (AHERA)Fee: $50.00/per license

Issued to individuals who will provide direct on-site supervision and guidance to workers engaged in
abatement of regulated ACM (RACM). Obtaining this license also authorizes an individual to perform
any duties of a Worker.

Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Supervision of Asbestos Abatement
Projects course.

Worker (AHERA)Fee: $10.00/per license

Issued to individuals who will perform asbestos abatement under the direct guidance of an accredited
and licensed supervisor.

Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved (AHERA) Worker course.

Issued to industrial manufacturing and electrical generating facilities and allows facility
employees and long-term in-house contractors to perform abatement at the license holder's facility
without having to obtain a separate license per employee per category

Issued to non-industrial facilities and allows facility employees to perform limited abatement at
the license holder's facility without having to obtain a separate license per employee. Work
performed under this license is restricted to the conditions under the O & M Worker license.

Submit

The number of people who will be licensed

The name, SSN, O & M training provider or approved instructor, and examination date of
training. Work performed under this license is restricted to the conditions under the O & M
Worker license.